Saturday, August 28, 2010

Philosophy Juice

Listen up.

So I have nothing particularly meaningful to tell you right now.
This is because Im outta juice. All you perverts can suck it.
Its not what you're thinking.

This talk is about Philosophy juice (yes its a made up thing..something I made up because Its easier to relate to)

I OD on it sometimes.
I gain inspiration from legends like Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde the kings of dark humor and irony.

I also sometimes manage an outburst of creativity where I manage to coin a phrase that seems relatively genius. Well at least to me. heh.

Umm so here's what I've noticed-

With the inception of blogging, social networking etc. everyone's clambering to say the right things.
Even if its not their words , they're ok with it. Our need for acceptance and acknowledgment and appreciation has grown exponentially ....especially in recent times.

So back to the pt. People are more philosophical now than before. Ok don't attack me.
I don't have facts to back that up. They're merely assumptions. Whether they are true or not...because of all the platforms available for expression now..philosophy or the facade of it is certainly more prevalent.

Everyone wants to appear philosophical.
Even if they don't get what it is.
I recently asked a friend his personal opinion on a quote he had put up by Nietzche 'Which is it, is man one of God's blunders or is God one of man's .
He said 'kya farak padta hai yaar?...sounds cool toh dall diya'

sigh*. I'm not taking up a cause here. Don't get me wrong
People are free to use philosophy as they see fit.
Philosophy is quoted frequently in arguments, debates, in ongoing trials or even written down as simple words of encouragement in notebooks. They form a symbolic representation of how life and all its workings exist. It is open to debate and thats the best part.
Things should be open to debate. A hardcore fact is kind of boring in my opinion. Its there, nothing to work on. No excitement, its just there. Thats why I find the endless battle between Theists and atheists fascinating. There probably will never be an answer. The word probably is highlighted here.

Getting back to the topic....philosophy today is exploited...the one's who understand it and quote it and create it...probably appreciate it. The one's who write it only because its cool to do so...might also learn from it. Either way its a very interesting and refreshing change from our mundane lives . Its an escape and yet its connected to reality.

Philosophy juice is all around. PERCEPTION is its flavour

I need the juice. I like the juice. Cheers all

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